2023–24 Temple Owls men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2023–24
Team:Temple Owls
Conference:American Athletic Conference
Short Conf:AAC
Record:16–20
Conf Record:5–13
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Chris Clark
Asst Coach2:Bobby Jordan

The 2023–24 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by first-year head coach Adam Fisher, played their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a member of the American Athletic Conference.

They finished the regular season at 12–19, 5–13 in AAC to finish in eleventh place. Despite their low seeding, Temple improbably won four games in four days to reach the AAC Tournament Final. They lost to UAB, finishing with a record of 16-20. In the end, a once lost season quickly turned into a successful rebuilding year.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2022–23 season 16–16, 10–8 in AAC Play to finish in 5th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament to Cincinnati.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Khalif Battle 0 G 6'5" 175 RS Junior Transferred to Arkansas
Damian Dunn 1 G 6'5" 195 RS Junior Transferred to Houston
Jamille Reynolds 4 F 6'10" 285 Sophomore Transferred to Cincinnati
Nick Jourdain 11 F 6'8" 205 Sophomore Transferred to Memphis
Kur Jongkuch 15 F 6'9" 220 Senior Graduated
Zach Hicks 24 F 6'8" 195 Sophomore Transferred to Penn State
Ryan Sayers 32 G 6'1" 175 Senior Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Quante Berry 0 G 6'4" 175 Sophomore Providence
Jordan Riley 4 G 6'4" 195 Junior Georgetown
Steve Settle III 14 F 6'10" 180 RS Junior Howard
Sam Hofman 33 F 6'5" 279 Senior Houston Christian
Matteo Picarelli 34 G 6'2' 185 Senior UMBC

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule. owlsports.com. 1 September 2023. en.